The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s
largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world
achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.
Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed
hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and
children, can access the nutritious food they need.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title:
Procurement Officer P4
Requisition No.: 63167
Location: Abuja
Job Purpose
Strategic and proactive procurement of food commodities,
goods and services, in partnership with the key supply chain functions to
ensure an integrated supply chain approach to meeting the food assistance needs
of beneficiaries. Contribution to the achievement of core WFP supply Chain
Objectives including efficiency gains and cost savings.
Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)
Participate in the development and implementation of country
sourcing strategies or specialist
procurement initiatives that support
effective and cost optimising purchase decisions.
Experience managing suppliers including but not limited to
wholesalers, traders and retailers.
Experience supervising medium numbers of staff
Experience communicating and coordinating with UN agencies
or large international conglomerates
Experience in servicing client units or client offices
Lead the implementation of highly complex procurement
projects in COs to ensure successful procurement of food and non-food
commodities or services, ensuring a strategic, forward purchasing approach to
procurement, following best-practice and in compliance with wider WFP policies,
standards and regulations.
Manage or oversee all auditing of procurement activities
ensuring recommendations are responded to appropriately to ensure conformity
with compliance rules.
Lead and motivate a large or highly specialized procurement
team providing coaching, training and guidance as required to ensure
appropriate development and enable high performance.
Provide expert advice and guidance to WFP staff and external
partners and governments, building capacity to take a strategic and proactive
approach to the procurement of food and non-food commodities and services.
Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives in
all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical
recommendations and guidance and monitor the management of procurement specific
risks.
Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required
to meet emergency food assistance needs.
Standard Minimum
Qualifications
Advanced University Degree in Economics, Commerce, Business
Administration, Engineering, Legal or Accounting or other relevant field, or
First University degree with an additional relevant work experience and/or
training/courses.
Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.
Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic,
Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese
Experience:
At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in
procurement
Experience managing the physical purchase of
commodities/goods/services in complex situations (e.g., market evaluations,
assessing vendors, evaluating offers and making recommendations).
Experience managing suppliers including but not limited to
wholesalers, traders and retailers.
Experience supervising medium numbers of staff
Experience communicating and coordinating with UN agencies
or large international conglomerates
Experience in servicing client units or client offices
Experience in coordinating supply chain operations
(including procurement of food, goods, and
services, including budgeting and
integrated supply chain planning
Experience of Vendor Management.
Terms and Conditions
Selected candidate will be employed on a fixed-term as well
as rotational contract with a probationary period of one year.
WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package,
including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, travel and
shipment allowances, 30 days annual leave, home leave, an education grant for
dependent children, pension plan and medical insurance. For more details please
visit icsc.un.org
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click here to apply
Application Deadline
21st September, 2017.
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